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Michael Jackson's Doctor Charged in Pop Star's Death
Michael Jackson doctor Conrad Murray Michael Jackson's personal physician has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the pop singer's death.
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Obama Administration Blasts Anthem Blue Cross Rate Hikes
The Obama administration is asking why Anthem Blue Cross is raising its health insurance rates by nearly 40 percent for some California customers while making handsome profits -- and is pointing to the rate hike as evidence of why health care reform needs to pass.
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Social Security numbers of Medi-Cal beneficiaries end up on envelopes
The Social Security numbers of thousands of Medi-Cal recipients was inadvertently on the envelopes of a recent mailing, says the California Department of Health Care Services .
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Idaho, Others Prepare For Calif. Egg Exodus
Idaho is among states watching to see if a new California animal cruelty law drives flocks of big egg farms there to fly the coop.
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Whitman campaign fixes TV ad that exaggerated her California residency
Republican Meg Whitman's gubernatorial campaign on Friday fixed a TV commercial in which she claimed to have lived in California for 30 years.
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Money, Space Running out for Pelicans
Officials say they are running out of room to help all the sick or dying California brown pelicans on the Southern and Central California coastline.
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California American Water Calls for Continuing Water Conservation in Los Angeles
California American Water is continuing the call for water conservation by urging all of its Los Angeles County customers to turn off outdoor irrigation systems as rain storms are predicted to return to the region this weekend.
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Nine vie for chance at California attorney general post
By digging into his own pocket for $2 million, Chris Kelly catapulted on New Year's Eve from worst to first in fundraising over a crowded Democratic pack fighting to succeed Jerry Brown as the state's top law enforcement officer.
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CTBA releases study on Internet poker in California
The California Tribal Business Alliance released a study today concerning the state revenue impacts of internet poker in California.
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In a California Town, Birth Defects, Deaths and Questions
State and federal officials are scrambling to determine what caused the deaths of three children in this Central California farming town, which shares a ZIP code with the largest hazardous waste treatment site west of the Mississippi.
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Judge orders Calif water pumping limits lifted
A federal judge temporarily lifted pumping limits Friday designed to protect endangered wild salmon in order to speed more irrigation water to California's drought-addled fields.
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Calif. law to free inmates...
A law intended to reduce inmate overcrowding by allowing early releases at state prisons and county jails is sowing confusion throughout California a month after it took effect.
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Federal law barring lies about medals is tested
The federal courts are wrestling with a question of both liberty and patriotism: Does the First Amendment right to free speech protect people who lie about being war heroes? At issue is a three-year-old federal law called the Stolen Valor Act that makes it a crime punishable by up to a year in jail to falsely claim to have received a medal from the ...
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S. California storm brings mudslides, flooding
Mudslides damaged up to 10 foothill homes and dozens of vehicles north of Los Angeles Saturday as an intense winter storm brought down hillsides in wildfire burn areas.
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It's 'Snowmageddon' in capital, Obama tells Dem activists braving blizzard to hear his words
"Snowmageddon" - that's what President Barack Obama calls the storm that's shut down Washington.
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Ontario woman killed in car crash in New Mexico
Authorities say an Ontario, California woman has been killed in a car crash in New Mexico.
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Muslim group seeks probe of Calif. mayor's remark
A Muslim group has filed a federal civil rights complaint after a Southern California mayor said his city was "growing a Christian community" in his state of the city address.
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Clone Pachauri, 'great fan' Schwarzenegger suggests to India
Cloning might not be legal at present but if ever it is, then India should clone 'a 100,000' R.K. Pachauris, insists Hollywood star-turned-California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger who is a great admirer of the climate warrior.
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Schwarzenegger, Lawmakers Push For Federal Money
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state lawmakers from both parties say the federal government has been shortchanging California and are pressing for nearly $1 billion.
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New Storm System Heads For Southern California
Forecasters said a new storm system heading for the region Thursday would bring rain and snowfall as early as tonight and possible headaches for residents near fire-denuded areas.
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